4 things we learned from Barcelona’s thrilling Clasico victory
In its final iteration of 2024/25, El Clasico refused to disappoint.
It’s been a campaign of outstanding duels between Spain’s two behemoths. Two Barcelona routs were followed up by an all-time great Copa del Rey final last month, and there were goals galore in Catalonia on Sunday afternoon.
Travis Scott was in attendance for Barcelona’s hugely significant victory, as the hosts ruthlessly took advantage of a Real Madrid defence that spent much of the contest stargazing in homage to the American rapper.
This was as open a football match as you’re ever likely to see. There were seven goals, but there could’ve been at least 67. Every attacking sequence seemed to result in a moment of note, and only rarely did the bout allow those involved to come up for air.
In the end, Barca’s 4-3 triumph has left them on the brink of La Liga glory, all while confirming 2024/25 to be a season of palpable disappointment in the Spanish capital. Here are four things we learned from the game.
Carlo Ancelotti’s team have underwhelmed this season / Alex Caparros/GettyImages
Yamal was on the scoresheet after failing to bypass Yann Sommer on Tuesday / LLUIS GENE/GettyImages
Neither manager should be preaching about the art of defending / LLUIS GENE/GettyImages
Rodryo remained on the bench for the duration of the Clasico / Fran Santiago/GettyImages
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